Hand-spindle for and method of winding yarn



L S. ROBERTSON.

HAND SPINDLE FOR AND METHOD OF WINDING YARN.

APPLICATION FILED APR.23| I918.

Patented Feb. 10, 1920.

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JnssIE SAGE nonnnrrsonfor PIEDMONT, CALIFORNIA.

HAND-SPINDLE non annivrnrnon on WINDING YARN.

J I i Specification of Letters Iatent. Patented Feb. 10, 1920.

' Application filed April 23, 1918. Serial no; 230,334.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, Jnss n S. Ronnn'rson,

a citizen of the United States of America,

residing at Piedmont, in the county of Oak-- land and State-of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hand-Spindles for and Methods of Winding Yarn, of which the following-is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention comprises a hand spindle for the winding of wool. While it is of general application, it is contemplated among the objects of the present invention to provide a neat compact spindle upon which wool and the like may be manually wound from a skein or other form of package in Such a manner that the material may be formed into a ball, the threads or strands of which are loosely assembled; from which ball, the spindle may be removed after the winding is completed and upon removal of the spindle the lead thread or strand will be withdrawn from the ball to provide for the unwinding thereof from the inside outwardly.

Still a further object is to provide a spindle wherein there is a bore or hollow compartment provided with a removable cap and wherein there may be contained knitting pine, needles, or other implementswhich it is desirable to have at hand in connection with knitting, darning and the like; wherein there is provided a means for retaining a strand of thread of a ball which is to be wound upon the spindle in such a manner that when the spindle is withdrawn from the ball the thread will be withdrawn with the spindle and constitute a lead for the unwinding of the ball.

Other objects and advantages will in part be apparent and in part be brought out more fully in the description which follows;

A drawing illustrating an embodiment of the invention is hereto attached, the following views being shown:

Figure of a spindle embodying my invention;

Fig. 2, is a view in elevation diagrammatically indicating a step in the method of winding a ball upon the spindle;

Fig.3, is a view in perspective showing" the completed ball, the spindle being with- Referring specifically to the drawing, 1

designates a spindle adapted for the manpackage.

1, 1s a view in sectional elevation ual winding of'wool from a skein or other As here shown it comprises a body portion of any suitable'form, in the present/instance of cylindrical shape and having end'portions 2 slightly rounded or tapered. .The spindlemay be made with an internal bore or compartment 3 having at one end a threadedportion 4 closing the compartment and wherein there may be kept knitting pins,needles or other implements for use in knitting, darning and the like.

. The spindle is provided with means for carrying a lead thread so that when a ball is wound thereon and the spindle withdrawn from the ball the lead thread will be with drawn with the spindle. To this end and as here shown, there is provided a notch 5 in either or both ends of the spindle as a simple means for effecting this result.

The method 0f winding a ball upon the spindle according to my invention is as follows: The starting thread is inserted in one of the slots in the end of the spindle and folded down on the sides thereof; a plurality of strands or threads are then Wound loosely around the spindle and over the folded portions of the thread'to constitute a temporary core; the winding may then be continued, the threads being arranged either in approximate parallelism or crossed diagonally to form the complete ball of any desirable size; a few strands of binding thread 1 are then wound around the ball and the loose end of the thread tucked in between the body of the ball and the binder; the spindle is now withdrawn from the ball and carries out with it the end of the thread by means of which the ball may be unwound.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the spindle which constitutes the subject matter of this invention provides a simple and effective means of accomplishing the objects hereinbefore set forth, and that by as many changes may be made in the construction and application of the spindle What I claim is: a 1. A hand spindle including a body portion upon which a ball is windable and having a hollow interior compartment; said body portion having" end sections, one, of which is provided With a transverse slot therein to receive and retain a portion'of the material to be Wound on the, spindle; and means for permitting access to the compartment Within the spindle. I v 2. Amethod of hand winding which consists in placing a lead thread uponthe body of aspindle intermediate the ends thereof; carrying the threadrlongitudinally of the spindle across the end of the spindle and se-v curing" the thread in a slot'in the end of the spindle"; continuin the thread to a point from the inside is 1 ,ssopes intermediate the ends of the spindle and I loosely Winding a pgrtiOn of thetthread transversely of the spindle and" around the tightly Winding a ball spirally of the 190 ,613

' Wound transverse Winding; Winding a bind ing thread around the'outside of the ball;

securing the end of the thread to the ball;

and Withdrawing the spindle axially, whereby the lead threadfor rewindingthe ball Withdrawn with thespim dle.

In testimony h e f I afi x y Signature.

in presence of two witnesses,

e JESSIE SAGE ROBERTSON. Witnesses: .e

' THOMA D- CHRIS m M. S; GORDON, 

